Bodkin.



No. 741,556. PATENTED 001. 1a, 1903. A G. SESSUMS. BODKIN. TL-APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented October 13, 1908.

PATENT OFFICE.

BODKIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 741,556, dated October 13, 1903. 7 Application filed May 25,1903. Serial No. 158,671. (N0 model-) To all whom it mgty concern/.-

Be it known that I,.ALIOE GALLEHER SES- SUMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bodkins; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates; to improvements in bodkins for running ribbon, tape, or the like through open-work, drawn fancy work,- lace, &c. Where it is desired to quickly connect the bodkin to the ribbon, keep the ribbon fiat, and to disturb the drawn .work, lace, &c., as little as practicable.

My invention will be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the same parts are indicated by the same letters and numerals throughout the several Views. 1 a

Figure 1 shows one' form of my invention. Fig. 2 is a modification. Fig. 3 is still another modification with the clamping-band in section. Fig. 4 is still a third modification. Fig. 5 shows one of the blanks used in constructing the bodkin of Fig. 4; and Figs.,6 and 7 are sections along the lines 6 6 and 7 7 of Fig. 4:, the parts being shown on an enlarged scale.

The bodkin (shownin Fig. 1 is provided with a suitable head 1 and may be bent'out- Ward, as shown at 2, if desired, to'form an enlarged eye at the heel of the bodkin. This bend at 2 is not necessary and may be omitted, as shown in the other figures.

Theheel of the bodkin is bent at 3 and is preferably corrugated slightly atjt and terminates in a point 5, which bears up against the stem of the bodkin close enough so as not to catch in the lace, drawn work, &c.

In the form of device shown in Fig. 2 the stem of the bodkin A is cut away, as indicated at Fig. 6, to receive the point 5.

In the form of device shown in Fig. 3 the" rear part of the bodkin A isreduced to form a shoulder, as indicated at 7, in rear of which shoulder the point '5 of the resilient tongue engages.

The sleeve B (shown in section in Fig. 3)

slides over the point of the resilient tongue and holds the same in toward the stem of the bodkin and also serves as an additional protection againstits catching in the thread of the lace or fancy work.

The corrugation at 4 (indicated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3) enables the bodkin to be more conveniently grasped by the operator; but the,

resilient tongue may be made straight, if desired, as shown in Fig. l. These corrugations will of course preferablybe in the plane .of the stem, so that the heel of the bodkin may lie fiat, and thus more readily slip through theopen-work. In this figure the bodkin A is formed of a single flat blank A", (see Fig. 5,) which is bent to almost a complete cylindrical form, as shown in Fig. 6, the forward end 5 being rounded somewhat and being bent over, as-indicated at- 3. Thus this point 5 projects into the hollow portion of the bodkin, as indicated at 9 in Fig. 4, and is effectually protected against catching in the lace or other material as the bodkin is pushed forward. A suitable head, such as that indicated at 1 in the other figures, may be put on the front end of the bodkin, if desired.

In all of the figures the ribbon, tape, or the like (indicated by R in Fig. 1) is slipped over the point 5, while the latter is sprung out from the stem of the bodkin and is then drawn tothe position indicated in Fig. 1.

When the resilient tongue is released, it springs in toward the stem of the bodkin and is prevented from engaging the lace, &c., by the construction of the device.

By having the resilient tongue corrugated, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3, not only is the operator able to get a firmer grasp on the bodkin, but it also assists the operator inkeping the bodkin in any given direction without twisting the ribbon or tape carried by the same.

Thus it will be seen that I provide a bodkin to which the ribbon or tape may be readily connected and from which it may be readily detached and which at the same time holds the ribbon or tape firmly against slipping out, as is frequently the case with those bodkins of the clamp-jaw type which are most commonly in use.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A bodkin made of a single piece of resilient metal and comprising a stem and a resilient sharpened tongue corrugated in the plane of said stem and having its free end normally bearing against said stem, substantially as described.

2. A bodkin composed of a single piece of resilient metal and comprising a head, astem, and a tongue corrugated in the plane of said stem and having a sharp point normally bearing against said stein, substantially as described.

3. A bodkin consisting of a single piece of bent resilient metal and comprising a stem having a recessed portion and a tongue corrugated in the plane of the stem and having a point projecting into said recessed portion, substantially described.

1. A bodkin made of a single piece of bent metal and comprising a stem bent at its heel, and a resilient pointed tongue bearing against said stem at its free end with a band sliding on said stem and locking said tongue, substantially as and for the purposes described.

5. A bodkin composed of a single piece of resilient metal and comprising a head, a stem, and a tongue corrugated in the plane of said stern and having a sharp point normally bearing against said stem with a band sliding on said stem and locking said tongue, substantially as described.

6. A bodkin consisting of a single piece of bent resilient metal and comprising a stem having a recessed portion and a tongue having a point normally projecting into said recessed portion with a band sliding on'said stem and locking said tongue, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ALICE GALLEHER SESSUMS.

\Vitnesses:

VM. V. LEEBER, J. V. BATH. 

